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The Wedge of Truth - Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism (Paperback, Print-On-Demand)
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A 2001 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner A 2001 Christianity Today
Award of Merit winner Science is the supreme authority in our
culture. If there is a dispute, science arbitrates it. If a law is
to be passed, science must ratify it. If truth is to be taught,
science must approve it. And when science is ignored, stroms of
protest are heard in the media, in the university--even in local
coffee shops. Yet a society ruled by science (and the naturalistic
philosophy that undergirds much of it) faces major problems.
Science speaks so authoritatively in our culture that many are
tempted to use its clout to back claims that go beyond the
available evidence. How can we spot when such ideological slight of
hand has taken place? More important, while we may learn a great
deal from science, it does not offer us unlimited knowledge. In
fact, most scientists readily acknowledge that science cannot
provide answers to questions of ultimate purpose or meaning. So to
what authority will we turn for these? The deficiencies in science
and the philosophy (naturalism) that undergirds it call for a
cognitive revolution--a fundamental change in our thinking habits.
And it all begins with a wedge of truth. This wedge of truth does
not "wedge out" a necessary foundation of rational thought. But it
does "wedge in" the much-needed acknowledgment that reason
encompasses more than mere scientific investigation. Phillip E.
Johnson argues compellingly for an understanding of reason that
brings scientific certainty back into relational balance with
philosophical inquiry and religious faith. Applying his wedge of
truth, Johnson analyzes the latest debates between science and
religion played out in our media, our universities and
society-at-large. He looks to thinkers such as Newbigin, Polanyi
and Pascal to lay a foundation for our seeing the universe in a
totally different way. And from that base he then considers the
educational programs and research agendas that should be
undertaken--and have already begun in some earnest--during this new
century. In the end, Johnson prophetically concludes that the walls
of naturalism will fall and that the Christian gospel must play a
vital role in building a new foundation fro thinking--not just
about science and religion but about everyhting that gives human
life hopeand meaning.
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